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Exhibit 1.1
LIFE RE CORPORATION
COMMON STOCK
(PAR VALUE $.001 PER SHARE)
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
(U.S. VERSION)
, 1998
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.,
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated
Xxxxxxxxx, Lufkin & Xxxxxxxx Securities Corporation
CIBC Xxxxxxxxxxx Corp.
Conning & Company
[As representatives (the "Representatives") of the several Underwriters
named in Schedule I hereto,]
c/o Goldman, Xxxxx & Co.,
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Life Re Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), proposes,
subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell to the
Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the "Underwriters") an aggregate of
2,640,000 shares of Common Stock ("Stock") of the Company and the stockholders
of the Company named in Schedule II hereto (the "Selling Stockholders") propose,
subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to sell to the Underwriters
an aggregate of 160,000 shares and, at the election of the Underwriters, up to
420,000 additional shares of Stock. The aggregate of 2,800,000 shares to be sold
by the Company and the Selling Stockholders is herein called the "Firm Shares"
and the aggregate of 420,000 additional shares to be sold by the Company and the
Selling Stockholders is herein called the "Optional Shares". The Firm Shares and
the Optional Shares that the Underwriters elect to purchase pursuant to Section
2 hereof are herein collectively called the "Shares".
It is understood and agreed to by all parties that the Company and the
Selling Stockholders are concurrently entering into an agreement (the
"International Underwriting Agreement") providing for the sale by the Company
and the Selling Stockholders of up to a total of 805,000 shares of Stock (the
"International Shares"), including the overallotment option thereunder, through
arrangements with certain underwriters outside the United States (the
"International Underwriters"), for whom Xxxxxxx Sachs International, Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx International Xxxxxxxxx, Lufkin & Xxxxxxxx International and Xxx-Xxxx
Xxxxxx N.V. are acting as lead managers. Anything herein or therein to the
contrary notwithstanding, the respective closings under this Agreement and the
International Underwriting Agreement are hereby expressly made conditional on
one another. The Underwriters hereunder and the International Underwriters are
simultaneously entering into an
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Agreement between U.S. and International Underwriting Syndicates (the "Agreement
between Syndicates") which provides, among other things, for the transfer of
shares of Stock between the two syndicates. Two forms of prospectus are to be
used in connection with the offering and sale of shares of Stock contemplated by
the foregoing, one relating to the Shares hereunder and the other relating to
the International Shares. The latter form of prospectus will be identical to the
former except for certain substitute pages or other differences that the
Representatives have approved, in the case of any preliminary prospectus used
before this Agreement is executed, or that the Representatives hereafter
approve, in the case of any prospectus or any supplement or amendment thereto
used after the execution of this Agreement. Except as used in Sections 2, 3, 4,
9 and 11 herein, and except as the context may otherwise require, references
hereinafter to the Shares shall include all the shares of Stock which may be
sold pursuant to either this Agreement or the International Underwriting
Agreement, and references herein to any prospectus whether in preliminary or
final form, and whether as amended or supplemented, shall include both the U.S.
and the international versions thereof.
Concurrently with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the International Underwriting Agreement, the Company and Life Re Capital Trust
II, a Delaware statutory business trust (the "Trust") are entering into an
underwriting agreement pursuant to which the Company proposes to offer 1,500,000
......% Adjustable Conversion-rate Equity Security Units, which in the aggregate
consist of (a) contracts to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares (1,725,000 shares if
the underwriters' overallotment option is exercised in full) of Stock on
........................, 2001 and (b) $ million of ......% Quarterly Income
Preferred Securities of the Trust maturing on ......................, 2003. Such
transactions are collectively referred to herein as the "Other Offering".
1. (a) The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each of
the Underwriters that:
(i) A registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-46205) (the
"Initial Registration Statement") in respect of the Shares has been filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"); the Initial
Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, each in the
form heretofore delivered to you, and, excluding exhibits thereto but including
all documents incorporated by reference in the prospectus contained therein, to
you for each of the other Underwriters, have been declared effective by the
Commission in such form; other than a registration statement, if any, increasing
the size of the offering (a "Rule 462(b) Registration Statement"), filed
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"), which became or hereafter becomes effective upon filing, no other
document with respect to the Initial Registration Statement or document
incorporated by reference therein has heretofore been filed with the Commission;
and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Initial Registration
Statement, any post-effective amendment thereto or the Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement, if
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any, has been issued and no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or,
to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission (any preliminary
prospectus included in the Initial Registration Statement or filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(a) of the rules and regulations of the
Commission under the Act, is hereinafter called a "Preliminary Prospectus"; the
various parts of the Initial Registration Statement and the Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement, if any, including all exhibits thereto and including (i)
the information contained in the form of final prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act in accordance with Section 5(a)
hereof and deemed by virtue of Rule 430A under the Act to be part of the Initial
Registration Statement at the time it was declared effective and (ii) the
documents incorporated by reference in the prospectus contained in the
registration statement at the time such part of the registration statement
became effective or such part of the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if any,
became or hereafter becomes effective, each as amended at the time such part of
the Initial Registration Statement became effective, are hereinafter
collectively called the "Registration Statement"; such final prospectus, in the
form first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act, is hereinafter called
the "Prospectus"; any reference herein to any Preliminary Prospectus or the
Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by
reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Act, as of the date
of such Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, as the case may be; any reference
to any amendment or supplement to any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus
shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed after the date of
such Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, as the case may be, under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and
incorporated by reference in such Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, as the
case may be; and any reference to any amendment to the Registration Statement
shall be deemed to refer to and include any annual report of the Company filed
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the effective date
of the Registration Statement that is incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement);
(ii) No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary
Prospectus has been issued by the Commission, and each Preliminary Prospectus,
at the time of filing thereof, conformed in all material respects to the
requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder, and did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty
shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in
conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by an
Underwriter through Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. expressly for use therein or by a
Selling Stockholder expressly for use in the preparation of the information
therein required pursuant to Item 7 of Form S-3;
(iii) The documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, when
they were filed with the Commission conformed in all material respects to the
requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder, and none of such documents contained an untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and any further
documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or any
further amendment or supplement thereto, when such documents are filed with the
Commission will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and will
not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided, however, that this
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representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made
in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the
Company by an Underwriter through Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co. expressly for use
therein;
(iv) The Registration Statement conforms, and the Prospectus and any
further amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Act
and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder do not and will not,
as of the applicable effective date as to the Registration Statement and any
amendment thereto and as of the applicable filing date as to the Prospectus and
any amendment or supplement thereto, contain an untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein either (i), in the case of the Registration
Statement or any amendment thereto, not misleading or (ii), in the case of the
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this
representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made
in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the
Company by an Underwriter through Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. expressly for use therein
or by a Selling Stockholder expressly for use in the preparation of the
information therein required pursuant to Item 7 of Form S-3;
(v) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained since
the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by
reference in the Prospectus any material loss or interference with its business
from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by
insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or
decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus; and,
since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, there has not been any change in the capital stock
or increase in long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any
material adverse change, or any development that could reasonably be expected to
involve a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the general
affairs, management, financial position, stockholders' equity or results of
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as a whole, otherwise
than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus;
(vi) The Company and its subsidiaries have good title in fee simple to
all real property and good title to all material personal property owned by
them, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except
such as are described in the Prospectus or such as do not materially affect the
value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be
made of such property by the Company and its subsidiaries; and any real property
and buildings held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by
them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are
not material and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to
be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries;
(vii) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as
a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with
power and authority (corporate and insurance regulatory) to own its properties
and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus, and has been duly
qualified as a foreign
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corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the
laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties or
conducts any business so as to require such qualification, except for those
failures to be so qualified or in good standing in any such jurisdiction that
would not individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the
business, operations, financial condition or results of operations of the
Company and its subsidiaries considered as a whole (a "Material Adverse
Effect"); and each Significant Subsidiary (as defined in Section (1)(a)(xix)) of
the Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation
in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation;
(viii) The Company has made all required filings under applicable
insurance holding company statutes, and has received approvals of acquisition of
control and/or affiliate transactions, in each jurisdiction in which such
filings or approvals are required, except (i) where the failure to have made
such filings or receive such approvals in any such jurisdiction would not have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) in the case
of pending acquisitions, in which case such filings have been made or such
approvals have been applied for; each of the Company's subsidiaries that is
required to be organized and licensed as an insurance company in its
jurisdiction of incorporation is duly organized and licensed as an insurance
company in its respective jurisdiction of incorporation, and each such
subsidiary is duly licensed or authorized as an insurer in each other
jurisdiction in which such licensing or authorization is required, except where
the failure to be so licensed or authorized in any such jurisdiction would not
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; the Company
and each of its subsidiaries have all other necessary authorizations, approvals,
orders, consents, certificates, permits, registrations or qualifications of and
from all insurance regulatory and other governmental authorities to conduct
their respective businesses as described in the Prospectus, except where the
failure to have such authorizations, approvals, orders, consents, licenses,
certificates, permits, registrations or qualifications would not have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; each of the Company
and each of its subsidiaries that engages in the insurance business have
fulfilled and performed all obligations necessary to maintain the insurance
licenses ("Insurance Licenses") from the insurance regulatory agencies of the
various jurisdictions where it conducts business except where the failure to so
fulfill or perform would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect; there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened action, suit, proceeding or investigation that could reasonably be
expected to lead to the revocation, termination or suspension of any such
license, certificate or permit (including, without limitation, the Insurance
Licenses), the revocation, termination or suspension of which would have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; and except as
disclosed in the Prospectus, no insurance regulatory agency or body has issued
any order or decree impairing, restricting or prohibiting the payment of
dividends by any subsidiary to its parent which could reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(ix) The Company and each of its subsidiaries that is an insurance
company is in compliance with the requirements of the insurance laws and
regulations of its jurisdiction of incorporation and the insurance laws and
regulations of other jurisdictions which are
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applicable to the Company and each such subsidiary, and has filed all notices,
reports, documents or other information required to be filed thereunder, except
where the failure to so comply or file would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect;
(x) All retrocessional treaties and arrangements to which any of the
subsidiaries of the Company is a party are in full force and effect and none of
the subsidiaries is in violation of, or in default in the performance,
observance or fulfillment of, any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition
contained therein, except to the extent that any such violation or default would
not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; none of
the Significant Subsidiaries of the Company has received any notice from any of
the other parties to such treaties, contracts or agreements that such other
party intends not to perform in any material respect such treaty, contract or
agreement and, to the best knowledge of the Company, the Company has no reason
to believe that any of the other parties to such treaties or arrangements will
be unable to perform such treaty or arrangement;
(xi) At September 30, 1997, the Company had an authorized
capitalization as set forth in the column entitled "actual" under the caption
"Capitalization" in the Prospectus, and all of the issued shares of Stock of the
Company have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and
non-assessable and conform to the description of the Stock incorporated by
reference in the Prospectus; and all of the issued shares of capital stock of
each subsidiary of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued, are
fully paid and non-assessable and (except as set forth in the Prospectus) are
owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances, equities or claims;
(xii) The unissued Shares to be issued and sold by the Company to the
Underwriters hereunder and under the International Underwriting Agreement have
been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered against payment therefor as
provided herein, will be validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable and
will conform to the description of the Stock incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus;
(xiii) The issue and sale of the Shares to be sold by the Company
hereunder and under the International Underwriting Agreement and the compliance
by the Company with the provisions of this Agreement and the International
Underwriting Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein and
therein contemplated and the Other Offering (i) will not conflict with or result
in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a
default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other
agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a
party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which
any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is
subject, (ii) will not result in any violation of the provisions of the
Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company and (iii) will not result
in any violation of the provisions of any statute or any order, rule or
regulation of any court, insurance regulatory authority or other governmental
agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or any of their properties, except in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) for such
conflicts, breaches, violations or defaults that would not, individually or in
the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect;
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and no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of
or with any such court, insurance regulatory authority or other governmental
agency or body is required for the issue and sale of the Shares or the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the International Underwriting Agreement, except the registration under the
Act of the Shares and the approval and registration of the Shares with the New
York Stock Exchange and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations
or qualifications as may be required under state or foreign securities or Blue
Sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Shares by the
Underwriters and the International Underwriters;
(xiv) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in
violation of its Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or (ii) in default in
the performance or observance of any material obligation, agreement, covenant or
condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement,
lease or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or
any of its properties may be bound except in the case of clause (ii) for such
defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material
Adverse Effect;
(xv) Other than as set forth in the Prospectus, there are no legal or
governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries
is a party or of which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is
the subject which, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, would individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse
Effect; and, to the Company's knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened by
governmental authorities or threatened by others;
(xvi) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and
sale of the Shares, will not be an "investment company" or an entity
"controlled" by an "investment company", as such terms are defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act");
(xvii) Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates does business with
the government of Cuba or with any person or affiliate located in Cuba within
the meaning of Section 517.075, Florida Statutes (Chapter 92-128, Laws of
Florida);
(xviii) Ernst & Young, who have certified certain financial statements
of the Company and its subsidiaries, are independent public accountants within
the meaning of Regulation S-X under the Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder; and
(xix) Each of TexasRe Life Insurance Company ("TexasRe"), Life
Reassurance Corporation of America ("Life Reassurance"), Reassure America Life
Insurance Company ("REALIC") and American Merchants Life Insurance Company
("AML") is referred to herein as a "Significant Subsidiary"; all of the other
subsidiaries of the Company in the aggregate do not constitute a "Significant
Subsidiary" as defined in Regulation S-X under the Act;
(b) Each of the Selling Stockholders severally represents and warrants
to, and agrees with, each of the Underwriters and the Company that:
(i) All consents, approvals, authorizations and orders necessary for
the execution and delivery by such Selling Stockholder of this Agreement, the
International Underwriting
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Agreement, the Power of Attorney and the Custody Agreement hereinafter referred
to, and for the sale and delivery of the Shares to be sold by such Selling
Stockholder hereunder and under the International Underwriting Agreement, have
been obtained except for such consents, approvals, authorizations or orders as
may be required under state or foreign securities or Blue Sky laws in connection
with the purchase and distribution of such Shares by the Underwriters and the
International Underwriters; and such Selling Stockholder has full right, power
and authority to enter into this Agreement, the International Underwriting
Agreement, the Power of Attorney and the Custody Agreement and to sell, assign,
transfer and deliver the Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder hereunder
and under the International Underwriting Agreement;
(ii) The sale of the Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder
hereunder and under the International Underwriting Agreement and the compliance
by such Selling Stockholder with the provisions of this Agreement, the
International Underwriting Agreement, the Power of Attorney and the Custody
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein and therein
contemplated will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of
the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any statute,
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or
instrument to which such Selling Stockholder is a party or by which such Selling
Stockholder is bound, or to which any of the property or assets of such Selling
Stockholder is subject, nor will such action result in any violation of the
provisions of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or
governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over such Selling Stockholder or
the property of such Selling Stockholder;
(iii) Such Selling Stockholder has, and immediately prior to each Time
of Delivery (as defined in Section 4 hereof) such Selling Stockholder will have,
good and valid title to the Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder
hereunder and under the International Underwriting Agreement, free and clear of
all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims; and, upon delivery of such Shares
and payment therefor pursuant hereto and thereto, good and valid title to such
Shares, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims, will pass
to the Underwriters or the International Underwriters, as the case may be;
(iv) During the period beginning from the date of the Prospectus and
continuing to and including the date 90 days after the date of the Prospectus,
such Selling Stockholder will not offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise
dispose of, except as provided hereunder or under the International Underwriting
Agreement, any Stock or securities of the Company that are substantially similar
to the Stock, or which are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that
represent the right to receive, Stock or any such substantially similar
securities (other than pursuant to employee stock option plans existing on, or
upon the conversion or exchange of convertible or exchangeable securities
outstanding as of, the date of this Agreement), without the prior written
consent of the Underwriters;
(v) Such Selling Stockholder has not taken and will not take, directly
or indirectly, any action which is designed to or which has constituted or which
might reasonably be expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation
of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of
the Shares;
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(vi) To the extent that any statements or omissions made in the
Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto are made in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Company by such Selling Stockholder
expressly for use therein, such Preliminary Prospectus and the Registration
Statement did, and the Prospectus and any further amendments or supplements to
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, when they become effective or are
filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material
respects to the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder and will not as of the applicable effective date as to the
Registration Statement and any amendment thereto and as of the applicable filing
date as to the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein either (i), in
the case of the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto, not misleading,
or, (ii) in the case of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(vii) In order to document the Underwriters' compliance with the
reporting and withholding provisions of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility
Act of 1982 with respect to the transactions herein contemplated, such Selling
Stockholder will deliver to the Underwriters prior to or at the First Time of
Delivery (as hereinafter defined) a properly completed and executed United
States Treasury Department Form W-9 (or other applicable form or statement
specified by Treasury Department regulations in lieu thereof);
(viii) Certificates in negotiable form representing all of the Shares
to be sold by such Selling Stockholder hereunder and under the International
Underwriting Agreement have been placed in custody under a Custody Agreement, in
the form heretofore furnished to the Underwriters (the "Custody Agreement"),
duly executed and delivered by such Selling Stockholder to
................................., as custodian (the "Custodian"), [and such
Selling Stockholder has duly executed and delivered a Power of Attorney, in the
form heretofore furnished to the Underwriters (the "Power of Attorney"),
appointing the persons indicated in Schedule II hereto, and each of them, as
such Selling Stockholder's attorneys-in-fact (the "Attorneys-in-Fact") with
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the International
Underwriting Agreement on behalf of such Selling Stockholder, to determine the
purchase price to be paid by the Underwriters and the International Underwriters
to the Selling Stockholders as provided in Section 2 hereof, to authorize the
delivery of the Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder hereunder and
otherwise to act on behalf of such Selling Stockholder in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the International Underwriting
Agreement and the Custody Agreement]; and
(ix) The Shares represented by the certificates held in custody for
such Selling Stockholder under the Custody Agreement are subject to the
interests of the Underwriters hereunder and the International Underwriters under
the International Underwriting Agreement; the arrangements made by such Selling
Stockholder for such custody, and the appointment by such Selling Stockholder of
the Attorneys-in-Fact by the Power of Attorney, are to that extent irrevocable;
the obligations of the Selling Stockholders hereunder shall not be terminated by
operation of law, whether by the death or incapacity of any individual Selling
Stockholder or, in the case of an estate or trust, by the death or incapacity
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of any executor or trustee or the termination of such estate or trust, or in the
case of a partnership or corporation, by the dissolution of such partnership or
corporation, or by the occurrence of any other event; if any individual Selling
Stockholder or any such executor or trustee should die or become incapacitated,
or if any such estate or trust should be terminated, or if any such partnership
or corporation should be dissolved, or if any other such event should occur,
before the delivery of the Shares hereunder, certificates representing the
Shares shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Selling Stockholders in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, of the International
Underwriting Agreement and of the Custody Agreements; and actions taken by the
Attorneys-in-Fact pursuant to the Powers of Attorney shall be as valid as if
such death, incapacity, termination, dissolution or other event had not
occurred, regardless of whether or not the Custodian, the Attorneys-in-Fact, or
any of them, shall have received notice of such death, incapacity, termination,
dissolution or other event.
2. Subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, (a) the
Company and each of the Selling Stockholders agree, severally and not jointly,
to sell to each of the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters agrees,
severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company and each of the Selling
Stockholders, at a purchase price per share of $......................, the
number of Firm Shares (to be adjusted by you so as to eliminate fractional
shares) determined by multiplying the aggregate number of Firm Shares to be sold
by the Company and each of the Selling Stockholders as set forth opposite their
respective names in Schedule II hereto by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the aggregate number of Firm Shares to be purchased by such Underwriter as set
forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto and the
denominator of which is the aggregate number of Firm Shares to be purchased by
all of the Underwriters from the Company and all of the Selling Stockholders
hereunder and (b) in the event and to the extent that the Underwriters shall
exercise the election to purchase Optional Shares as provided below, each of the
Selling Stockholders agrees, severally and not jointly to sell to each of the
Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters agrees, severally and not jointly, to
purchase from each of the Selling Stockholders, at the purchase price per share
set forth in clause (a) of this Section 2, that portion of the number of
Optional Shares as to which such election shall have been exercised (to be
adjusted by you so as to eliminate fractional shares) determined by multiplying
such number of Optional Shares by a fraction the numerator of which is the
maximum number of Optional Shares which such Underwriter is entitled to purchase
as set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto and the
denominator of which is the maximum number of Optional Shares that all of the
Underwriters are entitled to purchase hereunder.
The Selling Stockholders, as and to the extent indicated in Schedule II
hereto, hereby grant, severally and not jointly, to the Underwriters the right
to purchase at their election up to 420,000 Optional Shares, at the purchase
price per share set forth in the paragraph above, for the sole purpose of
covering overallotments in the sale of the Firm Shares. Any such election to
purchase Optional Shares shall be made in proportion to the maximum number of
Optional Shares to be sold by each Selling Stockholder as set forth in Schedule
II hereto. Any such election to purchase Optional Shares may be exercised
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only by written notice from you to the Company and the Attorneys-in-Fact, given
within a period of 30 calendar days after the date of this Agreement and setting
forth the aggregate number of Optional Shares to be purchased and the date on
which such Optional Shares are to be delivered, as determined by you but in no
event earlier than the First Time of Delivery (as defined in Section 4 hereof)
or, unless you and the Company and the Attorneys-in-Fact otherwise agree in
writing, earlier than two or later than ten business days after the date of such
notice.
3. Upon the authorization by you of the release of the Firm Shares, the
Underwriters propose to offer the Firm Shares for sale upon the terms and
conditions set forth in the Prospectus.
4. (a) The Shares to be purchased by each Underwriter hereunder, in
definitive form, and in such authorized denominations and registered in such
names as Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. may request upon at least forty-eight hours' prior
notice to the Company and the Selling Stockholders shall be delivered by or on
behalf of the Company and the Selling Stockholders to Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co.,
through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), for the account
of each Underwriter, against payment by or on behalf of such Underwriter of the
purchase price therefor by certified or official bank check or checks, payable
to the order of, or by wire transfer to the account designated by, the Company
and each of the Selling Stockholders, as their interests may appear, in
immediately available (same day) funds. The Company will cause the certificates
representing the Shares to be made available for checking and packaging at least
twenty-four hours prior to the Time of Delivery (as defined below) with respect
thereto at the office of DTC or its designated custodian (the "Designated
Office"). The time and date of such delivery and payment shall be, with respect
to the Firm Shares, 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on ............., 1998 or
such other time and date as Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. and the Company may agree upon
in writing, and, with respect to the Optional Shares, 9:30 a.m., New York City
time, on the date specified by Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co. in the written notice given
by Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. of the Underwriters' election to purchase such Optional
Shares, or such other time and date as Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co. and the Company may
agree upon in writing. Such time and date for delivery of the Firm Shares is
herein called the "First Time of Delivery", such time and date for delivery of
the Optional Shares, if not the First Time of Delivery, is herein called the
"Second Time of Delivery", and each such time and date for delivery is herein
called a "Time of Delivery".
(b) The documents to be delivered at each Time of Delivery by or on
behalf of the parties hereto pursuant to Section 7 hereof, including the
cross-receipt for the Shares and any additional documents requested by the
Underwriters pursuant to Section 7(m) hereof, will be delivered at the offices
of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the "Closing
Location"), and the Shares will be delivered at the Designated Office, all at
each Time of Delivery. A meeting will be held at the Closing Location at 2:00
p.m., New York City time, on the New York Business Day next preceding each Time
of Delivery, at which meeting the final drafts of the documents to be delivered
pursuant to the preceding sentence will be available for review by the parties
hereto. For the purposes of this Section 4, "New York Business Day" shall mean
each Monday, Tuesday,
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Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions
in New York are generally authorized or obligated by law or executive order to
close.
5. The Company agrees with each of the Underwriters:
(a) To prepare the Prospectus in a form approved by you and to file
such Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act not later than the
Commission's close of business on the second business day following the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, or, if applicable, such earlier time
as may be required by Rule 430A(a)(3) under the Act; to make no further
amendment or any supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus prior to
the last Time of Delivery which shall be disapproved by you promptly after
reasonable notice thereof; to advise you, promptly after it receives notice
thereof, of the time when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been
filed or becomes effective or any supplement to the Prospectus or any amended
Prospectus has been filed and to furnish you copies thereof; to file promptly
all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be
filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so
long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering
or sale of the Shares; to advise you, promptly after it receives notice thereof,
of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing
or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or prospectus, of the
suspension of the qualification of the Shares for offering or sale in any
jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such
purpose, or of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing
of the Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; and,
in the event of the issuance of any stop order or of any order preventing or
suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or prospectus or suspending any
such qualification, promptly to use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of
such order;
(b) Promptly from time to time to take such action as you may
reasonably request to qualify the Shares for offering and sale under the
securities and insurance securities laws of such jurisdictions as you may
request and to comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of sales
and dealings therein in such jurisdictions for as long as may be necessary to
complete the distribution of the Shares, provided that in connection therewith
the Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file
a general consent to or take any action that would subject the Company to
service of process in any jurisdiction or taxation in any jurisdiction where it
is not now subject;
(c) Prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the New York Business
Day next succeeding the date of this Agreement, to furnish the Underwriters with
copies of the Prospectus in New York City in such quantities as you may from
time to time reasonably request, and, if the delivery of a prospectus is
required at any time prior to the expiration of nine months after the time of
issue of the Prospectus in connection with the offering or sale of the Shares
and if at such time any events shall have occurred as a result of which the
Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary during
such period to amend or supplement
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the Prospectus or to file under the Exchange Act any document incorporated by
reference in the Prospectus in order to comply with the Act or the Exchange Act,
to notify you and upon your request to file such document and to prepare and
furnish without charge to each Underwriter and to any dealer in securities as
many copies as you may from time to time reasonably request of an amended
Prospectus or a supplement to the Prospectus which will correct such statement
or omission or effect such compliance, and in case any Underwriter is required
to deliver a prospectus in connection with sales of any of the Shares at any
time nine months or more after the time of issue of the Prospectus, upon your
request but at the expense of such Underwriter, to prepare and deliver to such
Underwriter as many copies as you may request of an amended or supplemented
Prospectus complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Act;
(d) If the Company elects to rely upon Rule 462(b), the Company shall
file a Rule 462(b) Registration Statement with the Commission in compliance with
Rule 462(b) by 10:00 P.M., Washington, D.C. time, on the date of this Agreement,
and the Company shall at the time of filing either pay to the Commission the
filing fee for the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement or give irrevocable
instructions for the payment of such fee pursuant to Rule 111(b) under the Act;
(e) To make generally available to its security holders as soon as
practicable, but in any event not later than eighteen months after the effective
date of the Registration Statement (as defined in Rule 158(c) under the Act), an
earnings statement of the Company and its subsidiaries (which need not be
audited) complying with Section 11(a) of the Act and the rules and regulations
of the Commission thereunder (including, at the option of the Company, Rule
158);
(f) During the period beginning from the date of the Prospectus and
continuing to and including the date 180 days after the date of the Prospectus,
not to offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of, except as provided
hereunder and under the International Underwriting Agreement and in connection
with the Other Offering, any Stock or securities of the Company that are
substantially similar to the Stock, or which are convertible into or
exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, Stock or any such
substantially similar securities, other than (i) pursuant to employee stock
option plans existing on, or upon the conversion or exchange of convertible or
exchangeable securities outstanding as of, the date of this Agreement and (ii)
shares of Stock or such other securities issued as consideration in future
acquisitions as long as either the entity to which the Company is issuing
consideration for such acquisitions or, in the case of consideration being paid
to shareholders of the acquired entity, all of the executive officers,
directors, other affiliates and shareholders owning 5% or more of the equity of
the entity being acquired have agreed in writing to such 180-day restriction,
without your prior written consent;
(g) To furnish to its stockholders as soon as practicable after the end
of each fiscal year an annual report (including a balance sheet and statements
of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries certified by independent public accountants) and, as
soon as practicable after the end of each of the first three quarters of each
fiscal year (beginning with the fiscal quarter ending after the
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effective date of the Registration Statement), consolidated summary financial
information of the Company and its subsidiaries for such quarter in reasonable
detail;
(h) During a period of five years from the effective date of the
Registration Statement, to furnish to you copies of all reports or other
communications (financial or other) furnished to stockholders, and to deliver to
you (i) as soon as they are available, copies of any reports and financial
statements furnished to or filed with the Commission or any national securities
exchange on which any class of securities of the Company is listed; and (ii)
such additional information concerning the business and financial condition of
the Company as you may from time to time reasonably request (such financial
statements to be on a consolidated basis to the extent the accounts of the
Company and its subsidiaries are consolidated in reports furnished to its
stockholders generally or to the Commission);
(i) To use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the Shares
pursuant to this Agreement and the International Underwriting Agreement in the
manner specified in the Prospectus under the caption "Use of Proceeds"; and
(j) To use its best efforts to list, subject to notice of issuance, the
Shares on the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange").
6. The Company and each of the Selling Stockholders, jointly and
severally, covenant and agree with one another and with the Underwriters that
(a) the Company will pay or cause to be paid: (i) the fees, disbursements and
expenses of the Company's and the Selling Stockholders' counsel and accountants
in connection with the registration of the Shares under the Act and all other
expenses in connection with the preparation, printing and filing of the
Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and
amendments and supplements thereto and the mailing and delivering of copies
thereof to the Underwriters and dealers; (ii) the cost of printing or producing
any Agreement among Underwriters, this Agreement, the International Underwriting
Agreement, the Agreement between Syndicates, the Selling Agreements, the Blue
Sky Memorandum, closing documents (including any compilations thereof) and any
other documents in connection with the offering, purchase, sale and delivery of
the Shares; (iii) all expenses in connection with the qualification of the
Shares for offering and sale under state securities laws as provided in Section
5(b) hereof, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Underwriters in connection with such qualification and in connection with the
Blue Sky survey; (iv) all fees and expenses in connection with listing the
Shares on the Exchange; (v) the filing fees incident to, and the fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with, securing any
required review by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. of the
terms of the sale of the Shares; and (b) the Company will pay or cause to be
paid: (i) the cost of preparing stock certificates; (ii) the cost and charges of
any transfer agent or registrar; and (iii) all other costs and expenses incident
to the performance of its obligations hereunder which are not otherwise
specifically provided for in this Section; and (c) such Selling Stockholder will
pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of
such Selling Stockholder's obligations hereunder which are not otherwise
specifically provided for in this Section, including (i) such Selling
Stockholder's pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the Attorneys-in-Fact
and the Custodian and (ii) all expenses and taxes incident to the
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sale and delivery of the Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder to the
Underwriters hereunder. In connection with Clause (c) (ii) of the preceding
sentence, Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co. agrees to pay New York State stock transfer tax,
and the Selling Stockholder agrees to reimburse Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. for
associated carrying costs if such tax payment is not rebated on the day of
payment and for any portion of such tax payment not rebated. It is understood,
however, that, except as provided in this Section, and Sections 8 and 11 hereof,
the Underwriters will pay all of their own costs and expenses, including the
fees of their counsel, stock transfer taxes on resale of any of the Shares by
them, and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make.
7. The obligations of the Underwriters hereunder, as to the Shares to
be delivered at each Time of Delivery, shall be subject, in their discretion, to
the condition that all representations and warranties of the Company and of the
Selling Stockholders herein are, at and as of such Time of Delivery, true and
correct, the condition that the Company and the Selling Stockholders shall have
performed all of its and their obligations hereunder theretofore to be
performed, and the following additional conditions:
(a) The Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 424(b) within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing by
the rules and regulations under the Act and in accordance with Section 5(a)
hereof; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
or any part thereof shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose
shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission; and all requests for
additional information on the part of the Commission shall have been complied
with to your reasonable satisfaction; if the Company has elected to rely upon
Rule 462(b), the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement shall have become effective
by 10:00 P.M., Washington, D.C. time, on the date of this Agreement;
(b) Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, counsel for the Underwriters, shall have
furnished to you such opinion or opinions, dated such Time of Delivery, with
respect to the incorporation of the Company, this Agreement, the validity of the
Shares being delivered at such Time of Delivery, the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus and such other related matters as you may reasonably request, and
such counsel shall have received such papers and information as they may
reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters;
(c) Weil, Gotshal & Xxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Company, shall have
furnished to you their written opinion (a draft of each such opinion is attached
as Annex II(a) hereto), dated such Time of Delivery, in form and substance
satisfactory to you, to the effect that:
(i) The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware
and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own its
properties and to carry on its business as described in the Prospectus;
(ii) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
40,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share. Based
solely upon such counsel's review of (A) a certificate of the Company's
transfer agent and (B) the minute books of the Company in the form
provided to such counsel, as of September 30, 1997, there were
15,830,785 shares of common stock issued, of which [2,196,469] shares
were treasury stock and [13,634,316] were outstanding.
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All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The Shares
to be issued pursuant to this Agreement have been duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable;
(iii) The Company is duly qualified to transact business and
is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where
the character of its activities requires such qualification except
where the failure of the Company to be so qualified would not have a
material adverse effect on the business, operations or financial
condition of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as a whole
(such counsel being entitled to rely in respect of the opinion in this
clause upon opinions of local counsel and in respect of matters of fact
upon certificates of officers of the Company, provided that such
counsel shall state that they are relying upon such opinions and
certificates);
(iv) Each Significant Subsidiary of the Company is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation; and all of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of each of TexasRe, Life
Reassurance and REALIC, and 79% of the outstanding shares of capital
stock of AML are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, and are owned of record by the Company or its directly
or indirectly wholly owned subsidiary and, to such counsel's knowledge,
beneficially by the Company, free and clear, to such counsel's
knowledge, of all liens, claims and other encumbrances (such counsel
being entitled to rely in respect of the opinion in this clause upon
opinions of local counsel and in respect of matters of fact upon
certificates of officers of the Company or its subsidiaries, provided
that such counsel shall state that they are relying upon such opinions
and certificates);
(v) The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable
title in fee simple to all real property owned by them, in each case
free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as
are described in the Prospectus or such as do not materially affect the
value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and
proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its
subsidiaries; and any real property and buildings held under lease by
the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid,
subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not
material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made
of such property and buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries (in
giving the opinion in this clause, such counsel may state that no
examination of record titles for the purpose of such opinion has been
made, and that they are relying upon a general review of the titles of
the Company and its subsidiaries, upon opinions of local counsel and
abstracts, reports and policies of title companies rendered or issued
at or subsequent to the time of acquisition of such property by the
Company or its subsidiaries, upon opinions of counsel to the lessors of
such property and, in respect of matters of fact, upon certificates of
officers of the Company or its subsidiaries, provided that such counsel
shall state that they believe that both you and they are justified in
relying upon such opinions, abstracts, reports, policies and
certificates);
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(vi) To such counsel's knowledge and other than as set forth
in the Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental proceedings
pending or overtly threatened against the Company or any of its
subsidiaries which, if adversely determined, would have a Material
Adverse Effect;
(vii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
International Underwriting Agreement have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. This Agreement
and the International Underwriting Agreement have been duly executed
and delivered by the Company;
(viii) The compliance by the Company with the provisions of
this Agreement and the International Underwriting Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein and
the Other Offering will not conflict with, constitute a default under,
or violate any of the terms or provisions of any material document,
agreement or other instrument known to such counsel to which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company
or any of its subsidiaries is bound, nor will such action violate the
provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the
Company or any New York, Delaware corporate or federal law or
regulation (other than state or foreign securities or Blue Sky laws, as
to which such counsel need not express an opinion) or any judgment,
writ, injunction, decree, order or ruling known to such counsel of any
court, insurance regulatory authority or other governmental authority
binding on the Company or any of its subsidiaries; no consent,
approval, waiver, license or authorization or other action by or filing
with any New York, Delaware or federal government authority is required
for the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and the International Underwriting Agreement, except for
those already obtained and for such consents, approvals,
authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required
under state or foreign securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with
the purchase and distribution of the Shares by the Underwriters and the
International Underwriters or the Other Offering;
(ix) To the best of such counsel's knowledge, the Company has
made all required filings under applicable insurance holding company
statutes, and has received approvals of acquisition of control and/or
affiliate transactions, in each jurisdiction in which such filings or
approvals are required, except where the failure to have made such
filings or to receive such approvals in any such jurisdiction would not
have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on
the business, financial position, stockholders' equity or results of
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as a whole;
each of the Company's subsidiaries that is required to be organized and
licensed as an insurance company in its jurisdiction of incorporation
is duly organized and licensed as an insurance company in its
respective jurisdiction of incorporation, and each such subsidiary is
duly licensed or authorized as an insurer in each other jurisdiction in
which such licensing or authorization is required, except where the
failure to be so licensed or authorized in any such jurisdiction would
not have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect
on the business, financial position, stockholders' equity or results of
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as a whole;
the
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Company and each of its subsidiaries have all other necessary
authorizations, approvals, orders, consents, certificates, permits,
registrations or qualifications of and from all insurance regulatory
and other governmental authorities to conduct their respective
businesses as described in the Prospectus, except where the failure to
have such authorizations, approvals, orders, consents, licenses,
certificates, permits, registrations or qualifications would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the
business, financial position, stockholders' equity or results of
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as a whole;
each of the Company and each of its subsidiaries that engages in the
insurance business have fulfilled and performed all obligations
necessary to maintain the Insurance Licenses from the insurance
regulatory agencies of the various jurisdictions where it conducts
business; there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened action, suit, proceeding or investigation that may
reasonably be expected to lead to the revocation, termination or
suspension of any such license, certificate or permit (including,
without limitation, the Insurance Licenses), the revocation,
termination or suspension of which would have, individually or in the
aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, financial
position, stockholders' equity or results of operations of the Company
and its subsidiaries, considered as a whole; and except as disclosed in
the Prospectus, no insurance regulatory agency or body has issued any
order or decree impairing, restricting or prohibiting the payment of
dividends by any subsidiary to its parent which could reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse
effect on the business, financial position, stockholders' equity or
results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered
as a whole;
(x) Each of the Company's subsidiaries that is an insurance
company and, to the best of such counsel's knowledge, the Company, is
in compliance with the requirements of the insurance laws and
regulations of its jurisdiction of incorporation and the insurance laws
and regulations of other jurisdictions which are applicable to the
Company and each such subsidiary, and has filed all notices, reports,
documents or other information required to be filed thereunder, except
where the \ failure to so comply or file would not have, individually
or in the aggregate with other such failures, a material adverse effect
on the financial position, stockholders' equity or results of
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as a whole;
(xi) To the best of such counsel's knowledge, all
retrocessional treaties and arrangements to which any of the
subsidiaries of the Company is a party are in full force and effect and
none of the subsidiaries is in violation of, or in default in the
performance, observance or fulfillment of, any obligation, agreement,
covenant or condition contained therein, except to the extent that any
such violation or default would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a material adverse effect on the business, financial position,
stockholders' equity or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries, considered as a whole; none of the subsidiaries of the
Company has received any notice from any of the other parties to such
treaties, contracts or agreements that such other party intends not to
perform in any material respect such treaty, contract or agreement and,
to the best knowledge of such
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counsel, such counsel has no reason to believe that any of the other
parties to such treaties or arrangements will be unable to perform such
treaty or arrangement;
(xii) The Company is not an "investment company" or an entity
"controlled" by an "investment company", as such terms are defined in
the Investment Company Act;
(xiii) The documents incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement thereto made by the
Company prior to such Time of Delivery (other than the financial
statements and related schedules therein and the other financial and
accounting data included or incorporated by reference therein, as to
which such counsel need express no opinion), when they were filed with
the Commission appear on their face to have complied as to form in all
material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; and
(xiv) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any
further amendments and supplements thereto made by the Company prior to
such Time of Delivery (other than the financial statements and related
schedules therein and the other financial and accounting data included
or incorporated by reference therein, as to which such counsel need
express no opinion) comply as to form in all material respects with the
requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder;
Such counsel shall also have furnished a written statement
addressed to the Underwriters to the effect that such counsel has
participated in conferences with directors, officers and other
representatives of the Company and the Selling Stockholders,
representatives of the independent public accountants for the Company,
representatives of the Underwriters and representatives of counsel for
the Underwriters, at which conferences the contents of the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus and related matters were discussed and
although such counsel have not independently verified and are not
passing upon and do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy,
completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus, no facts have come to such
counsel's attention which lead such counsel to believe that, as of its
effective date, the Registration Statement or any further amendment
thereto made by the Company prior to such Time of Delivery (other than
the financial statements and related schedules therein and the other
financial and accounting data included or incorporated by reference
therein, as to which such counsel need express no opinion) contained an
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
contained therein not misleading or that, as of its date or as of such
Time of Delivery, the Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement
thereto made by the Company prior to such Time of Delivery (other than
the financial statements and related schedules therein and the other
financial and accounting data included or incorporated by reference
therein, as to which such counsel need express no opinion) contained or
contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or
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omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may state that its opinions are limited
to the laws of the State of New York, the corporate laws of the State of
Delaware and the federal laws of the United States and that such counsel express
no opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction;
(d) W. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, General Counsel of the Company, shall have
furnished to you his written opinion (a draft of such opinion is attached hereto
as Annex II(b)) dated such Time of Delivery, in form and substance satisfactory
to you, to the effect that:
(i) To the best of such counsel's knowledge and other than as
set forth in the Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental
proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is
a party or of which any property of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is the subject which, if determined adversely to the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, would individually or in the
aggregate have a material adverse effect on the current or future
consolidated financial position, stockholders' equity or results of
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries; and, to the best of
such counsel's knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or
contemplated by governmental authorities or threatened by others;
(ii) The issue and sale of the Shares being delivered at such
Time of Delivery to be sold by the Company and the compliance by the
Company with all of the provisions of this Agreement and the
International Underwriting Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions herein and therein contemplated and the Other Offering
will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the
terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or
instrument known to such counsel to which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, nor will such action
result in any violation of the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws of the Company or any statute or any order,
rule or regulation known to such counsel of any court, insurance
regulatory authority or other governmental agency or body having
jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of
their properties; no consent, approval, authorization, order,
registration or qualification of or with any such court or governmental
agency or body is required for the issue and sale of the Shares or the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the International Underwriting Agreement for those
already obtained and such consents, approvals, authorizations,
registrations or qualifications as may be required under state or
foreign securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the purchase and
distribution of the Shares by the Underwriters and the International
Underwriters;
(iii) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in
violation of its Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or in default
in the performance or observance of any material obligation, agreement,
covenant or condition contained in any
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indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other
agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of
its properties may be bound;
(iv) The documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus
or any further amendment or supplement thereto made by the Company
prior to such Time of Delivery (other than the financial statements and
related schedules therein, as to which such counsel need express no
opinion), when they became effective or were filed with the Commission,
as the case may be, complied as to form in all material respects with
the requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; and such counsel
has no reason to believe that any of such documents, when such
documents became effective or were so filed, as the case may be,
contained, in the case of a registration statement which became
effective under the Act, an untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or, in the
case of other documents which were filed under the Exchange Act with
the Commission, an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made
when such documents were so filed, not misleading; and
(v) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any
further amendments and supplements thereto made by the Company prior to
such Time of Delivery (other than the financial statements and related
schedules therein, as to which such counsel need express no opinion)
comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; although they do not
assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of
the statements contained in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus, such counsel has no reason to believe that, as of its
effective date, the Registration Statement or any further amendment
thereto made by the Company prior to such Time of Delivery (other than
the financial statements and related schedules therein, as to which
such counsel need express no opinion) contained an untrue statement of
a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading or that, as of its date, the Prospectus or any further
amendment or supplement thereto made by the Company prior to such Time
of Delivery (other than the financial statements and related schedules
therein, as to which such counsel need express no opinion) contained an
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or that, as of
such Time of Delivery, either the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement thereto made by the
Company prior to such Time of Delivery (other than the financial
statements and related schedules therein, as to which such counsel need
express no opinion) contains an untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading; and they do not know of any amendment to the
Registration Statement required to be filed or of any
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contracts or other documents of a character required to be filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement or required to be incorporated by
reference into the Prospectus or required to be described in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus which are not filed or
incorporated by reference or described as required.
(e) Weil, Gotshal & Xxxxxx LLP, counsel for each of the Selling
Stockholders, as indicated in Schedule II hereto, each shall have furnished to
you their written opinion with respect to each of the Selling Stockholders for
whom they are acting as counsel, dated such Time of Delivery, in form and
substance satisfactory to you, to the effect that:
(i) Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by
the other parties hereto, a Power of Attorney and a Custody Agreement
have been duly executed and delivered by such Selling Stockholder and
constitute valid and binding obligations of such Selling Stockholder;
(ii) This Agreement and the International Underwriting
Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of such
Selling Stockholder; and the compliance by such Selling Stockholder
with the provisions of this Agreement and the International
Underwriting Agreement, the Power of Attorney and the Custody Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and
therein will not conflict with, constitute a default under, or violate
any terms or provisions of any material document, agreement or other
instrument known to such counsel to which such Selling Stockholder is a
party or by which such Selling Stockholder is bound, nor will such
action violate the provisions of any federal law or regulation or any
judgment, writ, injunction, decree, order or ruling known to such
counsel of any court or governmental authority binding on such Selling
Stockholder;
(iii) No consent, approval, waiver, license or authorization
or other action by or filing with any federal governmental authority is
required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the International Underwriting Agreement in connection
with the Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder hereunder or
thereunder, except for those which have been duly obtained and such as
may be required under state or foreign securities or Blue Sky laws in
connection with the purchase and distribution of such Shares by the
Underwriters or the International Underwriters;
(iv) Upon transfer, assignment and delivery by each Selling
Stockholder (either directly or by his Attorney-in- Fact) to the
Underwriters of a certificate evidencing the Stock to be sold to the
Underwriters by such Selling Stockholder, registered in the name of
such Selling Stockholder and duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by a
stock power for such Stock duly endorsed in blank, against receipt of
payment therefor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the
Underwriters will acquire such certificate and the Stock evidenced
thereby free and clear of any adverse claim, as such phrase is defined
in Section 8-105 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State
of New York (assuming the Underwriters acquire such certificates
without notice of an adverse claim).
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In rendering such opinion, such counsel may state that its opinions are
limited to New York law and the federal laws of the United States and that such
counsel express no opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction;
(f) On the date of the Prospectus at a time prior to the execution of
this Agreement, at 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the effective date of any
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement filed subsequent to the
date of this Agreement and also at each Time of Delivery, Ernst & Young shall
have furnished to you a letter or letters, dated the respective dates of
delivery thereof, in form and substance satisfactory to you, to the effect set
forth in Annex I hereto (the executed copy of the letter delivered prior to the
execution of this Agreement is attached as Annex I(a) hereto and a draft of the
form of letter to be delivered on the effective date of any post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement and as of each Time of Delivery is
attached as Annex I(b) hereto);
(g) (i) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall have
sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus any loss or interference with its
business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered
by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order
or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus, and
(ii) since the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Prospectus there shall not have been any change in the capital stock or increase
in long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any change, or
any development that could reasonably be expected to involve a prospective
change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, financial position,
stockholders' equity or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries considered as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated
in the Prospectus, the effect of which, in any such case described in Clause (i)
or (ii), is in the judgment of the Underwriters so material and adverse as to
make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or the
delivery of the Shares being delivered at such Time of Delivery on the terms and
in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus;
(h) On or after the date hereof (i) no downgrading shall have occurred
in the rating accorded the Company's debt securities or preferred stock or the
financial strength or claims paying ability of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries by either any "nationally recognized statistical rating
organization", as that term is defined by the Commission for purposes of Rule
436(g)(2) under the Act, or A.M. Best Company, Inc., and (ii) no such
organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or
review, with possible negative implications, its rating of any of the Company's
debt securities or preferred stock or the financial strength or claims paying
ability of the Company or any of its subsidiaries;
(i) On or after the date hereof there shall not have occurred any of
the following: (i) a suspension or material limitation in trading in securities
generally on the New York Stock Exchange; (ii) a suspension or material
limitation in trading in the Company's securities on the New York Stock
Exchange; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities declared
by either Federal or New York State authorities; or (iv) the outbreak or
escalation of hostilities involving the United States or the declaration by the
United States of a national emergency or war, if the effect of any such event
specified in
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this Clause (iv) in the judgment of the Underwriters makes it impracticable or
inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or the delivery of the Shares
being delivered at such Time of Delivery on the terms and in the manner
contemplated in the Prospectus;
(j) The Shares to be sold by the Company and the Selling Stockholders
at such Time of Delivery shall have been duly listed, subject to notice of
issuance, on the Exchange;
(k) The Company has obtained and delivered to the Underwriters executed
copies of an agreement from [list stockholders of the Company, other than the
Selling Stockholders], to the effect set forth in Subsection 1(b)(iv) hereof in
form and substance satisfactory to you;
(l) The Company shall have complied with the provisions of Section 5(c)
hereof with respect to the furnishing of prospectuses on the New York Business
Day next succeeding the date of this Agreement; and
(m) The Company and the Selling Stockholders shall have furnished or
caused to be furnished to you at such Time of Delivery certificates of officers
of the Company and of the Selling Stockholders, respectively, satisfactory to
you as to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company and
the Selling Stockholders, respectively, herein at and as of such Time of
Delivery, as to the performance by the Company and the Selling Stockholders of
all of their respective obligations hereunder to be performed at or prior to
such Time of Delivery, and as to such other matters as you may reasonably
request, and the Company shall have furnished or caused to be furnished
certificates as to the matters set forth in subsections (a) and (g) of this
Section, and as to such other matters as you may reasonably request.
8. (a) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter
against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which
such Underwriter may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out
of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise
out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, and will reimburse each Underwriter for any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by such Underwriter in connection with
investigating or defending any such action or claim as such expenses are
incurred; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such
case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of
or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission made in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus or any such amendment or supplement in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter
through Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. expressly for use therein.
(b) Each of the Selling Stockholders, jointly and severally, will
indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter against any losses, claims, damages
or liabilities, joint or several, to which such Underwriter may become subject,
under the Act or otherwise,
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insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in any Preliminary Prospectus, the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement
thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading; and will reimburse each Underwriter for
any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Underwriter in
connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim as such
expenses are incurred; provided, however, that such Selling Stockholder shall
not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage
or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any such amendment
or supplement in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co.
expressly for use therein; provided, further, that the liability of a Selling
Stockholder pursuant to this subsection (b) shall not exceed the product of the
number of Shares sold by such Selling Stockholder including any Optional Shares
and the initial public offering price of the Shares as set forth in the
Prospectus.
(c) Each Underwriter will indemnify and hold harmless the Company and
each Selling Stockholder against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to
which the Company or such Selling Stockholder may become subject, under the Act
or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions
in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or any amendment or
supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the
extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission was made in any Preliminary
Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any such amendment
or supplement in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by such Underwriter through Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.
expressly for use therein; and will reimburse the Company and each Selling
Stockholder for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company
or such Selling Stockholder in connection with investigating or defending any
such action or claim as such expenses are incurred.
(d) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection
(a), (b) or (c) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such
indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an
indemnifying party under such subsection, notify the indemnifying party in
writing of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the
indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to
any indemnified party otherwise than under such subsection (but shall relieve it
from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party under such
subsection). In case any such action shall be brought against any indemnified
party and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof,
the indemnifying party shall be entitled
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to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish, jointly with any
other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party (which shall not,
except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying
party), and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party
of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall
not be liable to such indemnified party under such subsection for any legal
expenses of other counsel or any other expenses, in each case subsequently
incurred by such indemnified party, in connection with the defense thereof other
than reasonable costs of investigation. No indemnifying party shall, without the
written consent of the indemnified party, effect the settlement or compromise
of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or
threatened action or claim in respect of which indemnification or contribution
may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified party is an actual or
potential party to such action or claim) unless such settlement, compromise or
judgment (i) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all
liability arising out of such action or claim and (ii) does not include a
statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or
on behalf of any indemnified party.
(e) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is
unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under
subsection (a), (b) or (c) above in respect of any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each
indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative benefits received by the Company and the Selling Stockholders on the
one hand and the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Shares. If,
however, the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is not
permitted by applicable law or if the indemnified party failed to give the
notice required under subsection (d) above, then each indemnifying party shall
contribute to such amount paid or payable by such indemnified party in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also
the relative fault of the Company and the Selling Stockholders on the one hand
and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions
which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in
respect thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative benefits received by the Company and the Selling Stockholders on the
one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same
proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Shares purchased
under this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the
Selling Stockholders bear to the total underwriting discounts and commissions
received by the Underwriters with respect to the Shares purchased under this
Agreement, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the
Prospectus. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other
things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the
omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information
supplied by the Company or the Selling Stockholders on the one hand or the
Underwriters on the other and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The Company, each of the Selling Stockholders and the
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Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions
pursuant to this subsection (e) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if
the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other
method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations
referred to above in this subsection (e). The amount paid or payable by an
indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this subsection (e) shall be
deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such
indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action
or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (e), no Underwriter
shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the
total price at which the Shares underwritten by it and distributed to the public
were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such
Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission and no Selling
Stockholder shall be liable in an amount that exceeds the product of the number
of Shares sold by such Selling Stockholder including any Optional Shares and the
initial public offering price of the Shares as set forth in the Prospectus. No
person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section
11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not
guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters' obligations in
this subsection(e) to contribute are several in proportion to their respective
underwriting obligations and not joint.
(f) The obligations of the Company and the Selling Stockholders under
this Section 8 shall be in addition to any liability which the Company and the
respective Selling Stockholders may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the
same terms and conditions, to each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter
within the meaning of the Act; and the obligations of the Underwriters under
this Section 8 shall be in addition to any liability which the respective
Underwriters may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and
conditions, to each officer and director of the Company and to each person, if
any, who controls the Company or any Selling Stockholder within the meaning of
the Act.
9. (a) If any Underwriter shall default in its obligation to purchase
the Shares which it has agreed to purchase hereunder at a Time of Delivery, you
may in your discretion arrange for you or another party or other parties to
purchase such Shares on the terms contained herein. If within thirty-six hours
after such default by any Underwriter you do not arrange for the purchase of
such Shares, then the Company and the Selling Stockholders shall be entitled to
a further period of thirty-six hours within which to procure another party or
other parties satisfactory to you to purchase such Shares on such terms. In the
event that, within the respective prescribed periods, you notify the Company and
the Selling Stockholders that you have so arranged for the purchase of such
Shares, or the Company and the Selling Stockholders notify you that they have so
arranged for the purchase of such Shares, you or the Company and the Selling
Stockholders shall have the right to postpone such Time of Delivery for a period
of not more than seven days, in order to effect whatever changes may thereby be
made necessary in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any other
documents or arrangements, and the Company agrees to file promptly any
amendments to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which in your opinion
may thereby be made necessary. The term "Underwriter" as used in this
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Agreement shall include any person substituted under this Section with like
effect as if such person had originally been a party to this Agreement with
respect to such Shares.
(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the
Shares of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by you and the Company and
the Selling Stockholders as provided in subsection (a) above, the aggregate
number of such Shares which remains unpurchased does not exceed one-eleventh of
the aggregate number of all of the Shares to be purchased at such Time of
Delivery, then the Company and the Selling Stockholders shall have the right to
require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the number of Shares which
such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder at such Time of Delivery and, in
addition, to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase its pro rata
share (based on the number of Shares which such Underwriter agreed to purchase
hereunder) of the Shares of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for
which such arrangements have not been made; but nothing herein shall relieve a
defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the
Shares of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by you and the Company and
the Selling Stockholders as provided in subsection (a) above, the aggregate
number of such Shares which remains unpurchased exceeds one-eleventh of the
aggregate number of all of the Shares to be purchased at such Time of Delivery,
or if the Company and the Selling Stockholders shall not exercise the right
described in subsection (b) above to require non-defaulting Underwriters to
purchase Shares of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters, then this Agreement
(or, with respect to the Second Time of Delivery, the obligations of the
Underwriters to purchase and of the Company and the Selling Stockholders to sell
the Optional Shares) shall thereupon terminate, without liability on the part of
any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company or the Selling Stockholders,
except for the expenses to be borne by the Company and the Selling Stockholders
and the Underwriters as provided in Section 6 hereof and the indemnity and
contribution agreements in Section 8 hereof; but nothing herein shall relieve a
defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.
10. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties
and other statements of the Company, the Selling Stockholders and the several
Underwriters, as set forth in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of them,
respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect,
regardless of any investigation (or any statement as to the results thereof)
made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or any controlling person of any
Underwriter, or the Company, or any of the Selling Stockholders, or any officer
or director or controlling person of the Company, or any controlling person of
any Selling Stockholder, and shall survive delivery of and payment for the
Shares.
11. If this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to Section 9 hereof,
neither the Company nor the Selling Stockholders shall then be under any
liability to any Underwriter except as provided in Sections 6 and 8 hereof; but,
if for any other reason any Shares are not delivered by or on behalf of the
Company and the Selling Stockholders as provided herein, the Company will
reimburse the Underwriters through you for all out-of-pocket expenses approved
in writing by you, including fees and disbursements of counsel, reasonably
incurred by the Underwriters in making preparations for the purchase, sale and
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delivery of the Shares not so delivered, but the Company and the Selling
Stockholders shall then be under no further liability to any Underwriter in
respect of the Shares not so delivered except as provided in Sections 6 and 8
hereof.
12. In all dealings hereunder, you shall act on behalf of each of the
Underwriters, and the parties hereto shall be entitled to act and rely upon any
statement, request, notice or agreement on behalf of any Underwriter made or
given by you jointly or by Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. on behalf of you as the
representatives; and in all dealings with any Selling Stockholder hereunder, you
and the Company shall be entitled to act and rely upon any statement, request,
notice or agreement on behalf of such Selling Stockholder made or given by any
or all of the Attorneys-in-Fact for such Selling Stockholder.
All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in
writing, and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or
facsimile transmission to you as the representatives in care of Xxxxxxx, Sachs &
Co., 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Registration
Department; if to any Selling Stockholder shall be delivered or sent by mail,
telex or facsimile transmission to counsel for such Selling Stockholder at its
address set forth in Schedule II hereto; and if to the Company shall be
delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to the address of the
Company set forth in the Registration Statement, Attention: Secretary; provided,
however, that any notice to an Underwriter pursuant to Section 8 (d) hereof
shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to such
Underwriter at its address set forth in its Underwriters' Questionnaire or telex
constituting such Questionnaire, which address will be supplied to the Company
or the Selling Stockholders by you upon request. Any such statements, requests,
notices or agreements shall take effect upon receipt thereof.
13. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure solely to the
benefit of, the Underwriters, the Company and the Selling Stockholders and, to
the extent provided in Sections 8 and 10 hereof, the officers and directors of
the Company and each person who controls the Company, any Selling Stockholder or
any Underwriter, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns, and no other person shall acquire or have any right
under or by virtue of this Agreement. No purchaser of any of the Shares from any
Underwriter shall be deemed a successor or assign by reason merely of such
purchase.
14. Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement. As used herein, the
term "business day" shall mean any day when the Commission's office in
Washington, D.C. is open for business.
15. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
16. This Agreement may be executed by any one or more of the parties
hereto in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an
original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same
instrument.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign
and return to us six counterparts hereof, and upon the acceptance hereof by you,
on behalf of each of the Underwriters, this letter and such acceptance hereof
shall constitute a binding
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agreement among each of the Underwriters, the Company and each of the Selling
Stockholders. It is understood that your acceptance of this letter on behalf of
each of the Underwriters is pursuant to the authority set forth in a form of
Agreement among Underwriters (U.S. Version), the form of which shall be
submitted to the Company and the Selling Stockholders for examination upon
request, but without warranty on your part as to the authority of the signers
thereof.
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Any person executing and delivering this Agreement as Attorney-in-Fact
for a Selling Stockholder represents by so doing that he has been duly appointed
as Attorney-in-Fact by such Selling Stockholder pursuant to a validly existing
and binding Power of Attorney which authorizes such Attorney-in-Fact to take
such action.
Very truly yours,
Life Re Corporation
By:___________________________
Name:
Title:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
By:________________________________
Name:
Title:
As Attorney-in-Fact acting on behalf
of each of the Selling Stockholders
named in Schedule II to this
Agreement.
Accepted as of the date hereof:
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated
Xxxxxxxxx, Lufkin & Xxxxxxxx Securities Corporation
CIBC Xxxxxxxxxxx Corp.
Conning & Company
By:_______________________________
(Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.)
On behalf of each of the Underwriters
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SCHEDULE I
Number of
Optional
Total Number Shares to be
of Firm Shares Purchased if
to be Maximum Option
Underwriter Purchased Exercised
----------- --------- ---------
Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co...........................................
Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Incorporated............................................
Xxxxxxxxx, Lufkin & Xxxxxxxx Securities ----------- ------------
Corporation................................................ -
Total =========== ============
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SCHEDULE II
Number of
Optional
Total Number Shares to be
of Firm Shares Sold if
to be Maximum Option
Sold Exercised
---- ---------
The Company...................................................
The Selling Stockholder(s):
[Name of Selling Stockholder](a)..............................
[Name of Selling Stockholder](b)..............................
[Name of Selling Stockholder](c)..............................
[Name of Selling Stockholder](d).............................. -
[Name of Selling Stockholder](e).............................. ---------- ----------
Total ========== ==========
(a) This Selling Stockholder is represented by [Name and Address of Counsel] and
has appointed [Names of Attorneys-in-Fact (not less than two)], and each of
them, as the Attorneys-in-Fact for such Selling Stockholder.
(b) This Selling Stockholder is represented by [Name and Address of Counsel] and
has appointed [Names of Attorneys-in-Fact (not less than two)], and each of
them, as the Attorneys-in-Fact for such Selling Stockholder.
(c) This Selling Stockholder is represented by [Name and Address of Counsel] and
has appointed [Names of Attorneys-in-Fact (not less than two)], and each of
them, as the Attorneys-in-Fact for such Selling Stockholder.
(d) This Selling Stockholder is represented by [Name and Address of Counsel] and
has appointed [Names of Attorneys-in-Fact (not less than two)], and each of
them, as the Attorneys-in-Fact for such Selling Stockholder.
(e) This Selling Stockholder is represented by [Name and Address of Counsel] and
has appointed [Names of Attorneys-in-Fact (not less than two)], and each of
them, as the Attorneys-in-Fact for such Selling Stockholder.
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ANNEX I
Pursuant to Section 7(e) of the Underwriting Agreement, the accountants
shall furnish letters to the Underwriters to the effect that:
(i) They are independent certified public accountants with respect to
the Company and its subsidiaries within the meaning of the Act and the
applicable published rules and regulations thereunder;
(ii) In their opinion, the financial statements and any supplementary
financial information and schedules (and, if applicable, financial
forecasts and/or pro forma financial information) examined by them and
included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or
the Prospectus comply as to form in all material respects with the
applicable accounting requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act, as
applicable, and the related published rules and regulations thereunder;
and, if applicable, they have made a review in accordance with
standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants of the consolidated interim financial statements, selected
financial data, pro forma financial information, financial forecasts
and/or condensed financial statements derived from audited financial
statements of the Company for the periods specified in such letter, as
indicated in their reports thereon, copies of which have been
separately furnished to the representatives of the Underwriters (the
"Representatives");
(iii) They have made a review in accordance with standards established
by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants of the
unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income, consolidated
balance sheets and consolidated statements of cash flows included in
the Prospectus and/or included in the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q incorporated by reference into the Prospectus as indicated in
their reports thereon copies of which have been separately furnished to
the Representatives; and on the basis of specified procedures including
inquiries of officials of the Company who have responsibility for
financial and accounting matters regarding whether the unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements referred to in paragraph
(vi)(A)(i) below comply as to form in all material respects with the
applicable accounting requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act and
the related published rules and regulations, nothing came to their
attention that caused them to believe that the unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements do not comply as to form in all
material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the
Act and the Exchange Act and the related published rules and
regulations;
(iv) The unaudited selected financial information with respect to the
consolidated results of operations and financial position of the
Company for the five most recent fiscal years included in the
Prospectus and included or incorporated by reference in Item 6 of the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recent fiscal year
agrees with the corresponding amounts (after restatement where
applicable) in the audited consolidated financial statements for such
five fiscal years which were included or incorporated by reference in
the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K for such fiscal years;
(v) They have compared the information in the Prospectus under selected
captions with the disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K and on the
basis of limited procedures specified in such letter nothing came to
their attention as a result
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of the foregoing procedures that caused them to believe that this
information does not conform in all material respects with the
disclosure requirements of Items 301, 302, 402 and 503(d),
respectively, of Regulation S-K;
(vi) On the basis of limited procedures, not constituting an
examination in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards,
consisting of a reading of the unaudited financial statements and other
information referred to below, a reading of the latest available
interim financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries,
inspection of the minute books of the Company and its subsidiaries
since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, inquiries of officials of
the Company and its subsidiaries responsible for financial and
accounting matters and such other inquiries and procedures as may be
specified in such letter, nothing came to their attention that caused
them to believe that:
(A) (i) the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of
income, consolidated balance sheets and consolidated
statements of cash flows included in the Prospectus and/or
included or incorporated by reference in the Company's
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q incorporated by reference in
the Prospectus do not comply as to form in all material
respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the
Exchange Act and the related published rules and regulations,
or (ii) any material modifications should be made to the
unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income,
consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of
cash flows included in the Prospectus or included in the
Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q incorporated by
reference in the Prospectus, for them to be in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles;
(B) any other unaudited income statement data and balance
sheet items included in the Prospectus do not agree with the
corresponding items in the unaudited consolidated financial
statements from which such data and items were derived, and
any such unaudited data and items were not determined on a
basis substantially consistent with the basis for the
corresponding amounts in the audited consolidated financial
statements included or incorporated by reference in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recent
fiscal year;
(C) the unaudited financial statements which were not included
in the Prospectus but from which were derived the unaudited
condensed financial statements referred to in Clause (A) and
any unaudited income statement data and balance sheet items
included in the Prospectus and referred to in Clause (B) were
not determined on a basis substantially consistent with the
basis for the audited financial statements included or
incorporated by reference in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the most recent fiscal year;
(D) any unaudited pro forma consolidated condensed financial
statements included or incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus do not comply as to form in all material respects
with the applicable accounting requirements of the
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Act and the published rules and regulations thereunder or the
pro forma adjustments have not been properly applied to the
historical amounts in the compilation of those statements;
(E) as of a specified date not more than five days prior to
the date of such letter, there have been any changes in the
consolidated capital stock (other than issuances of capital
stock upon exercise of options and stock appreciation rights,
upon earn-outs of performance shares and upon conversions of
convertible securities, in each case which were outstanding on
the date of the latest balance sheet included or incorporated
by reference in the Prospectus) or any increase in the
consolidated long-term debt of the Company and its
subsidiaries, or any decreases in consolidated net current
assets or stockholders' equity or other items specified by the
Representatives, or any increases in any items specified by
the Representatives, in each case as compared with amounts
shown in the latest balance sheet included or incorporated by
reference in the Prospectus, except in each case for changes,
increases or decreases which the Prospectus discloses have
occurred or may occur or which are described in such letter;
and
(F) for the period from the date of the latest financial
statements included or incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus to the specified date referred to in Clause (E)
there were any decreases in consolidated net revenues or
operating profit or the total or per share amounts of
consolidated net income or other items specified by the
Representatives, or any increases in any items specified by
the Representatives, in each case as compared with the
comparable period of the preceding year and with any other
period of corresponding length specified by the
Representatives, except in each case for increases or
decreases which the Prospectus discloses have occurred or may
occur or which are described in such letter; and
(vii) In addition to the examination referred to in their report(s)
included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus and the limited
procedures, inspection of minute books, inquiries and other procedures
referred to in paragraphs (iii) and (vi) above, they have carried out
certain specified procedures, not constituting an examination in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, with respect to
certain amounts, percentages and financial information specified by the
Representatives which are derived from the general accounting records
of the Company and its subsidiaries, which appear in the Prospectus
(excluding documents incorporated by reference) or in Part II of, or in
exhibits and schedules to, the Registration Statement specified by the
Representatives or in documents incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus specified by the Representatives, and have compared certain
of such amounts, percentages and financial information with the
accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries and have found
them to be in agreement.
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